Putting together a dream superhero lineup is a common pastime for fans, and in the pages of Justice League: No Justice, the supervillain Brainiac is getting in on the fun, showing Earth’s heroes that they could be working in more imaginative, efficient configurations. Written by Scot Snyder, James Tynion IV, and…

Gene Luen Yang’s New Super-Man has always been as much about the Justice League of China (JLC) as the titular hero, so it makes a lot of sense to rebrand the series as New Super-Man And The Justice League Of China for its change in direction. After being part of the Ministry Of Self-Reliance for the first 19 issues of…

DC’s Justice League books are the best they’ve been in years right now, largely by shifting focus to the character dynamics within superhero teams. Christopher Priest and Pete Woods’ Justice League is off to a riveting start, and Steve Orlando’s Justice League Of America is at its best when it shows how different…

To capitalize on the increased profile of the Suicide Squad following the release of the team’s summer blockbuster film, DC Comics has been putting out the Suicide Squad: Most Wanted miniseries spotlighting various members of the villainous group. El Diablo is the connective tissue between issues, appearing in the…

Kong Kenan has lousy luck. He’s only been China’s new Super-Man for a few minutes and he’s already being attacked by other heroes. Not to mention that his new powers are on the fritz, so he’s at a distinct disadvantage against China’s Bat-Man and Wonder-Woman. Maybe his luck is so bad because he’s a shitty person, but…

Kentucky Fried Chicken and DC Comics is one of the strangest team-ups in superhero comics, but it’s resulted in some extremely entertaining one-shots starring Colonel Harland Sanders and his multiversal doppelgängers. While last year’s KFC: The Colonel Of Two Worldsleaned a bit too heavily on the corporate…

Parsing The Tipping Point (Humanoids) is a frustrating experience. The anthology, a collection of 13 short stories and an attempt to point out the diversity of cartooning in the United States and Oceania, Western Europe, and Japan, contains works by some of the most audacious authors in the medium’s history. Paul Pope…

The first round of cancellations following the start of the DC You publishing initiative began last month with the end of Green Lantern: Lost Army and the presciently titled Doomed, but the most disappointing cancellation hit last week with the conclusion of Justice League United (DC), a series that has experienced…

Even though Secret Wars still isn’t over, Marvel can’t simply put the line on hold until Jonathan Hickman’s oft-delayed cosmic epic concludes. So, welcome to the “All-New All-Different” Marvel Universe. There’s an eight-month gap in-story between the ending of Secret Wars and the first page of Iron Man#1, and in that…

DC You is the biggest shake up in the DC universe since the New 52, and just a few weeks in the landscape looks remarkably different. John Constantine is openly flirting with men, Section 8 is back in business, and Koriand’r has gone off on her own, leaving Jason and Roy to carry on without her. Starfire #1 (DC) has a…

Following its two-month Convergence event, DC Comics is making some significant changes to its characters and publishing lineup, giving established heroes fresh status quos and introducing 24 new series-starring characters like Bizarro, Midnighter, and the Omega Men (all of whom have first issues debuting this week).…

DC Comics’ two-month Convergence event gives creators the opportunity to explore more obscure corners of the DC Universe as it mixes and matches different characters from various points in the publisher’s history. In the late ’80s, John Byrne introduced a new take on Supergirl that was a far cry from the character’s…

Each week, Big Issues focuses on a newly released comic-book issue of significance. This week, it’s Superman #39. Written by Geoff Johns (Justice League, Aquaman) with art by John Romita, Jr. (Captain America, The Amazing Spider-Man), inks by Klaus Janson (Captain America, Daredevil: End Of Days) and colors by Hi-Fi …